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Gilbert | |
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| Duke of Lorraine | |
| Died | 2 October 939 (aged 49) |
| Noble family | House of Reginar |
| Spouse | Gerberga of Saxony |
| Issue | Henry Alberade Hedwige Gerberge |
| Father | Reginar, Duke of Lorraine |
| Mother | Alberada |
Gilbert (orGiselbert) (died 2 October 939) was son ofReginar and the brother-in-law of EmperorOtto I. He wasduke of Lotharingia (orLorraine) until 939. Gilbert was also lay abbot of Echternach, Stablo-Malmedy, St Servatius of Maastricht, and St Maximin of Trier.[1]
The beginning of the reign of Gilbert is not clear. Adux Lotharingiae is mentioned in 910 and this may have been Gilbert. Lotharingia sided withCharles III in 911, who was deposed inWest Francia in 922 byRobert but remained king in Lotharingia, from where he tried to reconquer West Francia until being imprisoned in 923. In 923, Gilbert and Archbishop Ruotger of Trier invited the Ottonian kingHenry I to invade Lotharingia. In 924, Gilbert changed his allegiance over to the West Frankish kingRudolf. After Henry managed to occupy Lotharingia in 925, Gilbert swore fealty to him and Henry transferred the abbey of St Servatius of Maastricht (which had been taken from him and given to the church of Trier in 919) to Gilbert. To secure their relationship, Gilbert was also married to Henry's daughter,Gerberga of Saxony.
Following Henry's death in 936, Gilbert rebelled against the former's son,Otto I in 939, changing his allegiance to the West Frankish king,Louis IV. Gilbert managed to be practically independent for three years until he was defeated by the army of Otto I in 939 at theBattle of Andernach. Gilbert was made prisoner, but managed to escape; while fleeing, he drowned trying to cross theRhine. Lorraine was given toHenry I, Duke of Bavaria.
| Preceded by | Duke of Lotharingia 915–939 | Succeeded by |
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